Cowboy in Clover

To his fans, Movie Star Gene Autry is
a far-from-rich but happy-go-lucky cowboy who spends most of his time
tracking down sharp-dealing businessmen to their dude-ranch lairs. Few
of them know that the big star of modern Westerns is also one of the
busiest businessmen in the West.

Three weeks ago Autry signed a new contract to star in Madison Square
Garden's rodeo, which annually draws one of New York's biggest gates.
He will get a salary of $1,500 a day for a 33-day run as a performer, a
handsome share of the profits as owner of 25% of the...